The European Union Reference Laboratory for Feed Additive Control (EURL-FA Control) organised a proficiency test (EURL-FAC 2017-2) for the determination of the mass fraction of total cobalt in compound feed, to support the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 131/2014 concerning the...

The Institute for Reference Materials and Measurements (IRMM) of the Joint Research Centre (JRC), a Directorate-General of the European Commission, operates the International Measurement Evaluation Programme (IMEP). It organises interlaboratory comparisons (ILC's) in support to EU policies. This...

Implementation of the European legislation on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) requires the monitoring of the presence of GMOs in food or feed by analytical tests. The analytical tests are carried out by laboratories designated for official controls by the EU Member States. In line with...

The European Union Reference Laboratory for Genetically Modified Food and Feed (EURL GMFF) organised a proficiency test (PT) for National Reference Laboratories (NRLs) to support the official controls on food and feed in line with Regulation (EC) No 882/2004. Other official control laboratories...

A collaborative trial study, IMEP-115, was conducted in accordance with international protocols to determine the performance characteristics of an analytical method for the determination of methyl mercury in seafood. The present exercise was organised in support to the Commission Regulations...

In 2009 the CRL-FA Authorisation submitted a total of 24 evaluation reports to EFSA and organised the annual workshop attended by 27 national reference laboratories. This report provides a detailed overview of the yearly activities, thus including a major deliverable of the year 2009: The CRL-FA...

In 2008 the CRL-FA Authorisation submitted a total of 27 evaluation reports to EFSA and organised the annual workshop attended by 27 National Reference Laboratories. This report provides a detailed overview of the yearly activities, thus including a major deliverable of the year 2008: The CRL-FA...

In 2007 the CRL-FA Authorisation submitted a total of 28 evaluation reports to EFSA and organised the annual workshop attended by 23 National Reference Laboratories. This report provides a detailed overview of the yearly activity, thus including the activity report of the four expert groups:...

This report describes the development of a reference material to replace the CRM BCR-422 (Cod muscle). The target parameters for certification were the mass fractions of As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Hg, I, Mn, Pb, Se, and Zn. The desired mass fractions were those at natural levels that are similar to BCR-422...

This report describes the production of ERM®-CE278k, a mussel tissue material certified for the mass fractions of 13 elements. The material was produced following ISO Guide 34:2009. The starting material was wild mussels (mytulis edulis) harvested off the coast of the Netherlands. The mussels...